The Leasing Foundation today announced that it has exciting projects in the pipeline for when lockdown finishes and we start getting used to the ‘new normal’ in the latter part of 2020 and beyond. With a refreshed purpose that will focus on driving growth and change across the business finance industry, the Foundation will provide […]
Allica Bank, the bank that seeks to empower small and medium-sized businesses, has today announced the appointment of Matthew Oakes as head of Prudential Risk. It is a significant hire for the growing bank as it continues its expansion across the UK. In his new role, Matthew will have oversight of Allica’s prudential regulatory obligations […]
Asset-based lending specialist, BREAL Zeta Commercial Finance, has bolstered its team with the appointment of regional business development Director, Geraint Regan. BREAL Zeta CF is affiliated to a global credit fund that has $33bn of assets under management. The company offers structured asset-based lending facilities up to a £150m hold level that provide working capital […]
Operis, a leading advisor in project and infrastructure finance, has appointed Erwan Fournis as head of Financial Advisory. Fournis joins from DIF Capital Partners where he managed infrastructure investments in the UK and Ireland, and participated in a strategic review of renewable energy investments in Australia. He was previously at Dalmore Capital and InfraRed Capital […]
Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has announced the appointment of Graham Brew as a portfolio & structuring director based in its Manchester office. Graham will be responsible for supporting existing clients in the North West, as well as driving new deal origination for the firm’s suite of alternative finance products. Graham joins Secure Trust Bank […]
‘Product-less’ lender, Octane Capital, today announced two new hires, bolstering both its sales and credit teams. Shrena Patel has started as senior business development manager, reporting into managing director, Mark Posniak, while Chris Harrison has joined as senior credit manager, reporting into Matt Smith, director of credit and risk. Prior to Octane, Shrena worked as […]
Allica Bank, the business bank that seeks to empower small and medium-sized businesses, has today announced the appointment of Danny McMurdo as business relationship manager for the South West. In his new role, Danny will work in collaboration with local brokers and introducers to support businesses in the area with access to financial products designed […]
London-based subsidiary of Israel’s leading international bank appoints new chief operating officer as business expansion continues. George has a proven track record of effectively engaging staff in the adoption of new technology and practices to drive business transformation. At Leumi UK, he will be responsible for helping to streamline the bank’s processes and supporting the […]
Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a leading independent commercial finance provider, has promoted Mike Fletcher as head of client portfolio. Mike has been with IGF for three years and moved across the sales team during a successful period as ABL director in London. Mike’s experience of working within ABL portfolio management, includes positions held at Centric, […]
The in-house asset finance company, who provide financial support for companies looking to invest in assets for their business, has hired four new members of staff during the coronavirus lockdown, bucking the trend of many companies across the UK who have opted to furlough staff or make redundancies. These hires include three business development managers […]
